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Pin Fixation Of A Fracture At The Elbow End

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 24538

A break just above or running through the widened lower end of the upper arm bone is held with pins or wires passed through the skin into the bone, without opening the elbow. The surgeon lines the pieces up and then places the pins under imaging guidance to hold that position while the bone heals. It is used when the fracture needs more stability than a cast alone can give but does not require open surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pin Fixation Of A Fracture At The Elbow End cost?

$977

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $1,122.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $7,762Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,413
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $955

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island· 42nd of 51

$977

CA $2,630DE $794

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.